Arrangement of oscillation crystals



May 9, 1939. w. SCHNEIDER ARRANGEMENT OF OSCILLATION CRYSTALS Filed June 18, 1957 &

lleafin q Coil INVENTOR W/LHE MSCHNE/DER BY 7% WW" ATTORNEY Patented May 9, 1939 ARRANGEMENT OF OSCILLATION CRYSTALS Wilhelm Schneider, Berlin, Telefunken Gesellschaft graphic in. b. H., Berlin, tion of Germany Application June 18, 1937, Serial No. 148,970 In Germany May 14, 1936 whose control grid is connected across a resistor W to the cathode to which the desired crystal is connected in parallel. The anode is connected by means of a line shielded by a metal tubing m to the coupling impedance for the following stage, and to the plate voltage source. Under the given conditions, the tube operates in a cir- Germany, assignor to fiir Drahtlose Tele- Germany, a corpora- 8 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved crystal oscillation generator arrangement.

In order to maintain constant the frequency produced by an oscillation generator (transmitter) it is known to employ as control means primarily piezo-electric crystals which are connected with the self-excited control stage, and mostly inserted in the grid circuit of the oscillation tube. cuit for generating oscillations with vacuum In order to exclude variations in the frequency tubes as described by an invention of Huth and caused by temperature variations, the oscillation Kuhn in German Pat. #310,152, patented Sept. crystals are placed in a container whose tem- 28, 1917, but obviously also any other circuit perature is maintained constant by a thermostat suited for exciting the crystal oscillation may be employed.

Fig. 2 shows further particulars as regards construction. The crystals 0 each being arranged within a special capsule (shown in dash lines) are situated in a ring-shaped toroid container b equipped at the inside or outside with a heating winding 0. The ring-shaped container b is enclosed in a similar ring-shaped vessel a however, considerable construction difliculties, whereby a more favorable heat insulation, and since the lengths of the connection lines must a small thermal action of the outside temperanot only be as short as possible, but should also ture upon the crystal arrangement are obtained. be the same for all crystals. The conditions The two containers, or at least the one consists become especially complicated where several preferably of metal, or insulating material metcrystals are contained in a thermostatically allized on the surface, thus acting at the same temperature controlled casing. The invention time as a shield. The crystal containers are solves this problem in an especially favorable supported by an insulating plate h. The latter m nner, holds in grooves the metal ring 6 to which one In accordance with the invention. the oscilelectrode of each of the crystals is connected lation crystals within a thermostatically temby lines d. The ring e is connected to the oathperature controlled container are disposed along ode of the oscillation tube. The other crystal a circle, and they are connected by means of a electrodes are connected to the contact knobs a switch, to a line starting from the center of by means of connections f passed through both said circle or passing therethrough, and leading containers and insulated therefrom. In the into the oscillation tube. An especially simple sulating plate 72 a plate Z is mounted which carstructure is obtained when the crystal container ries a contact arm 10 which glides over the conhas a ring shape, and the oscillation tube intact knobs g. The diameter a: of the opening cluding the adjoining switch organs is accommoof the outer container a is suitably chosen wide dated within the opening through the ring. enough to accommodate therein the oscillation Possible constructions according to the inventube R and eventually also further circuit organs, tion are shown in three figures of the drawing such as, for instance, the resistor W, shown in in which Fig. 1 shows the circuit and the ar- Fig. 1. The anode supply line to the tube R is rangement diagrammatically and Figs. 2 and 3 passed through the shielding tube m. As can be show the arrangement structurally. readily seen, the leads from the crystal electrodes Fig. 1 shows the principal arrangement. A to the grid of tube R not only are very short, number of oscillatory crystal units 0 such as 12, but have also the same length for all crystals. for instance, including the appertaining elec- Furthermore, the stray capacities for all crystrodes, are arranged in a circle. Each electrode tals have the same value. The shaft 2" may also is connected to an annular line 6 and from the carry a dial disk Z or a pointer indicating the other electrodes, lines are laid out connecting crystal which happens to be in operation. the contacts 9 which by means of a contact arm Fig. 3 again shows the inner container b with k can be connected selectively to a centrally sitthe crystal units 0. A contact thermometer s uated line The further circuit of the oscilprojects into the container automatically closlation stage consists, for instance, of a tube R ing or opening the current passing through the arrangement. If it is required that the wave of a transmitter is to be frequently changed, a corresponding number of oscillation crystals must be held in readiness. In order that the wave change can be quickly carried out, it is advisable to mount all crystals in the transmitter, and to put into service the respectively needed crystals by means of a switch. This involves,

heating winding 0 in a manner known as such and in accordance as to whether the desired temperature has been exceeded, or has not as yet been reached.

What is claimed is:

1. An oscillating crystal arrangement comprising a casing having a central opening therein, an electron discharge device located within said central opening, a plurality of piezo-electic crystals Within said casing, and means external of said casing "for connecting in electrical circuit said electron discharge device and at least one of said crystals.

2. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising a casing having a central opening therein, an electron discharge device located within said central opening, a ring-shaped container within said casing, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals within said ring-shaped container, and means external of said casing for connecting in electrical circuit said electron discharge device and at least one of said crystals.

3. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising a casing having a central opening therein, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals arranged in a circle within said casing, an electron discharge device located within said central opening, a commutator switching device for connecting in electrical circuit at least one of said crystals with said electron discharge device, and means for thermostatically controlling the temperature within said casing.

4. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising a plurality of piezo-electric crystals arranged in a circle, an electron discharge device located in the center of said circle, and switching means for electrically connecting at least one of said crystals in circuit with said electron discharge device.

5. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising a casing having a central opening therein, an electron discharge device located within said central opening, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals within said casing, an insulating base for said casing, a continuous ring secured to said base, said ring being connected to one side of each crystal, and a plurality of separate switch contacts connected to the other side of said crystals, and a switch arm to bridge said ring and at least one of said contacts to externally connect in electrical circuit said electron discharge device and at least one of said crystals.

6. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising a casing having a central opening therein, an electron discharge device having an anode, grid and cathode located Within said central opening, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals within said casing, an insulating base for said casing, a continuous ring secured to said base, said ring being connected to one side of each crystal, a plurality of separate switch contacts connected to the other side of said crystals, a switch arm to bridge said ring and at least one of said contacts to externally connect in electrical circuit the grid of said electron discharge device, and a series resistance connected from said grid to the cathode of said electron discharge and said continuous ring.

'7. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising an insulated casing, heating means within said casing, an electron discharge device located in the central portion of said casing, a ringshaped metallic container within said casing, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals located within said ring-shaped metallic container, and means external of said casing for connecting in electrical circuit said electron discharge device and at least one of said crystals.

8. An oscillation crystal arrangement comprising an insulated casing, a contact thermometer within said casing for electrically controlling a heating winding within said casing to control its temperature, an electron discharge device located in the central portion of said casing, a ringshaped metallic container within said casing, a plurality of piezo-electric crystals located within said ring-shaped metallic container, and means external of said casing for connecting in electrical .circuit said electron discharge device and at least one of said crystals.

WILHELM SCHNEIDER. 

